Buriticá

Municipality and town in Antioquia Department, Colombia
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Location of the municipality and town of Buriticá in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Buriticá in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
6°45′0″N 75°55′0″W / 6.75000°N 75.91667°W / 6.75000; -75.91667Country ColombiaDepartment Antioquia DepartmentSubregionWesternTime zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)Websitehttp://www.buritica-antioquia.gov.co/

Buriticá is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia.[1]

Demography

An 1852 watercolor by Henry Price depicts an Indian man and woman from Buriticá wearing blue and white clothing. It bears the notation, "Colonel Codazzi believes that this (pure) ethnic group is almost extinct."[2]

According to the 2005 census data from the National Administrative Department of Statistics, the town's ethnic composition is:

  • Mestizo & White (98.4%)
  • Afro-Colombian (1.6%) [3]

References

  1. ^ Mapa de la Gobernación de Antioquia del municipio de Buriticá, sus corregimientos y veredas[dead link]
  2. ^ Price, henry. "Buriticá Indian Male and Female, Province of Antioquia". World Digital Library. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  3. ^ Proyecciones de Población Municipales por área
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6°45′N 75°55′W / 6.750°N 75.917°W / 6.750; -75.917

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